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Contents
 Units

 Model (C4)
o Geometry
 right side panel-FreeParts|LPattern1
o Materials
o Coordinate Systems
o Mesh
o Static Structural (C5)
 Analysis Settings
 Standard Earth Gravity
 Loads
 Solution (C6)
 Solution Information
 Results
 Stress Tool
 Safety Factor

 Material Data
o Stainless Steel

Units
TABLE 1
Unit System Metric (mm, kg, N, s, mV, mA) Degrees rad/s Celsius
Angle Degrees
Rotational Velocity rad/s
Temperature Celsius

Model (C4)
Geometry
TABLE 2
Model (C4) > Geometry
Object Name Geometry
State Fully Defined
Definition

Type Step
Length Unit Millimeters
Element Control Program Controlled
Display Style Body Color
Bounding Box
Length X 618. mm
Length Y 800. mm
Length Z 2. mm
Properties
Volume 8.808e+005 mm³
Mass 6.8262 kg
 Scale Factor Value 1.
Statistics
Bodies 1
Active Bodies 1
Nodes 6035
Elements 656
Mesh Metric None
Update Options
Assign Default Material No
Basic Geometry Options
Solid Bodies Yes
Surface Bodies Yes
Line Bodies No
Parameters Independent
Parameter Key ANS;DS
Attributes No
Named Selections No
Material Properties No
Advanced Geometry Options
Use Associativity Yes
Coordinate Systems No
Reader Mode Saves Updated File No
Use Instances Yes
Smart CAD Update Yes
Compare Parts On Update No
Analysis Type 3-D
Mixed Import Resolution None
Clean Bodies On Import No
Stitch Surfaces On Import Program Tolerance
Decompose Disjoint Geometry Yes
Enclosure and Symmetry Processing Yes

TABLE 3
Model (C4) > Geometry > Parts
Object Name right side panel-FreeParts|LPattern1
State Meshed
Graphics Properties
Visible Yes
Transparency 1
Definition
Suppressed No
Stiffness Behavior Flexible
Coordinate System Default Coordinate System
Reference Temperature By Environment
Treatment None
Material
Assignment Stainless Steel
Nonlinear Effects Yes
Thermal Strain Effects Yes
Bounding Box
Length X 618. mm
Length Y 800. mm
 Length Z 2. mm
Properties
Volume 8.808e+005 mm³
Mass 6.8262 kg
Centroid X 12.139 mm
Centroid Y 26.362 mm
Centroid Z -1. mm
Moment of Inertia Ip1 3.6197e+005 kg·mm²
Moment of Inertia Ip2 2.2329e+005 kg·mm²
Moment of Inertia Ip3 5.8525e+005 kg·mm²
Statistics
Nodes 6035
Elements 656
Mesh Metric None

FIGURE 1
Model (C4) > Geometry > Figure

TABLE 4
Model (C4) > Materials
Object Name Materials
State Fully Defined
Statistics
Materials 1
 Material Assignments 0

Coordinate Systems
TABLE 5
Model (C4) > Coordinate Systems > Coordinate System
Object Name Global Coordinate System
State Fully Defined
Definition
Type Cartesian
Coordinate System ID 0.
Origin
Origin X 0. mm
Origin Y 0. mm
Origin Z 0. mm
Directional Vectors
X Axis Data [ 1. 0. 0. ]
Y Axis Data [ 0. 1. 0. ]
Z Axis Data [ 0. 0. 1. ]

Mesh
TABLE 6
Model (C4) > Mesh
Object Name Mesh
State Solved
Display
Display Style Use Geometry Setting
Defaults
Physics Preference Mechanical
Element Order Program Controlled
Element Size Default
Sizing
Use Adaptive Sizing Yes
Resolution Default (2)
Mesh Defeaturing Yes
Defeature Size Default
Transition Fast
Span Angle Center Coarse
Initial Size Seed Assembly
Bounding Box Diagonal 1010.9 mm
Average Surface Area 3676.7 mm²
Minimum Edge Length 2.0 mm
Quality
Check Mesh Quality Yes, Errors
Error Limits Standard Mechanical
Target Quality Default (0.050000)
Smoothing Medium
Mesh Metric None
Inflation
Use Automatic Inflation None
Inflation Option Smooth Transition
 Transition Ratio 0.272
Maximum Layers 5
Growth Rate 1.2
Inflation Algorithm Pre
View Advanced Options No
Advanced
Number of CPUs for Parallel Part Meshing Program Controlled
Straight Sided Elements No
Rigid Body Behavior Dimensionally Reduced
Triangle Surface Mesher Program Controlled
Topology Checking No
Pinch Tolerance Please Define
Generate Pinch on Refresh No
Statistics
Nodes 6035
Elements 656

FIGURE 2
Model (C4) > Mesh > Figure

Static Structural (C5)

TABLE 7
Model (C4) > Analysis
 Object Name Static Structural (C5)
State Solved
Definition
Physics Type Structural
Analysis Type Static Structural
Solver Target Mechanical APDL
Options
Environment Temperature 22. °C
Generate Input Only No

TABLE 8
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Analysis Settings
Object Name Analysis Settings
State Fully Defined
Step Controls
Number Of Steps 1.
Current Step Number 1.
Step End Time 1. s
Auto Time Stepping Program Controlled
Solver Controls
Solver Type Program Controlled
Weak Springs Off
Solver Pivot Checking Program Controlled
Large Deflection Off
Inertia Relief Off
Quasi-Static Solution Off
Rotordynamics Controls
Coriolis Effect Off
Restart Controls
Generate Restart Points Program Controlled
Retain Files After Full Solve No
Combine Restart Files Program Controlled
Nonlinear Controls
Newton-Raphson Option Program Controlled
Force Convergence Program Controlled
Moment Convergence Program Controlled
Displacement Convergence Program Controlled
Rotation Convergence Program Controlled
Line Search Program Controlled
Stabilization Program Controlled
Advanced
Inverse Option No
Contact Split (DMP) Off
Output Controls
Stress Yes
Surface Stress No
Back Stress No
Strain Yes
Contact Data Yes
Nonlinear Data No
Nodal Forces No
Volume and Energy Yes
 Euler Angles Yes
General Miscellaneous No
Contact Miscellaneous No
Store Results At All Time Points
Result File Compression Program Controlled
Analysis Data Management

Future Analysis None

Scratch Solver Files Directory
Save MAPDL db No
Contact Summary Program Controlled
Delete Unneeded Files Yes
Nonlinear Solution No
Solver Units Active System
Solver Unit System nmm

FIGURE 3
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Figure

TABLE 9
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Accelerations
Object Name Standard Earth Gravity
State Fully Defined
Scope
 Geometry All Bodies
Definition
Coordinate System Global Coordinate System
X Component 0. mm/s² (ramped)
Y Component 0. mm/s² (ramped)
Z Component -9806.6 mm/s² (ramped)
Suppressed No
Direction -Z Direction

FIGURE 4
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Standard Earth Gravity

TABLE 10
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Loads
Object Name Force Fixed Support
State Fully Defined
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry 1 Face
Definition
Type Force Fixed Support
Define By Vector
Applied By Surface Effect
Magnitude 500. N (ramped)
Direction Defined
Suppressed No

FIGURE 5
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Force
Solution (C6)
TABLE 11
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution
Object Name Solution (C6)
State Solved
Adaptive Mesh Refinement
Max Refinement Loops 1.
Refinement Depth 2.
Information
Status Done
MAPDL Elapsed Time 5. s
MAPDL Memory Used 279. MB
MAPDL Result File Size 1.5625 MB
Post Processing
Beam Section Results No
On Demand Stress/Strain No

TABLE 12
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Solution Information
Object Name Solution Information
State Solved
Solution Information
Solution Output Solver Output
Newton-Raphson Residuals 0
Identify Element Violations 0
Update Interval 2.5 s
Display Points All
FE Connection Visibility
 Activate Visibility Yes
Display All FE Connectors
Draw Connections Attached To All Nodes
Line Color Connection Type
Visible on Results No
Line Thickness Single
Display Type Lines

TABLE 13
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Results
Total Equivalent Elastic
Object Name Equivalent Stress Strain Energy
Deformation Strain
State Solved
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry All Bodies
Definition
Total Equivalent (von-Mises) Equivalent Elastic
Type Strain Energy
Deformation Stress Strain
By Time
Display Time Last
Calculate Time
Yes
History
Identifier
Suppressed No
Results
2.4852e-009 1.0673e-010
Minimum 0. mm 4.7593e-004 MPa
mm/mm mJ
5.8825e-008 7.0364e-009 2.6081e-008
Maximum 1.3352e-003 MPa
mm mm/mm mJ
1.1386e-008 4.3082e-009
Average 8.0021e-004 MPa
mm mm/mm
Minimum Occurs
right side panel-FreeParts|LPattern1
On
Maximum Occurs
right side panel-FreeParts|LPattern1
On
2.4546e-006
Total
mJ
Information
Time 1. s
Load Step 1
Substep 1
Iteration Number 1
Integration Point Results
Display Option Averaged
Average Across
No
Bodies

FIGURE 6
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Total Deformation
 TABLE 14
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Total Deformation
Time [s] Minimum [mm] Maximum [mm] Average [mm]
1. 0. 5.8825e-008 1.1386e-008

FIGURE 7
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Total Deformation > Figure
 FIGURE 8
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Equivalent Stress
 TABLE 15
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Equivalent Stress
Time [s] Minimum [MPa] Maximum [MPa] Average [MPa]
1. 4.7593e-004 1.3352e-003 8.0021e-004

FIGURE 9
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Equivalent Stress > Figure
 FIGURE 10
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Equivalent Elastic Strain
 TABLE 16
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Equivalent Elastic Strain
Time [s] Minimum [mm/mm] Maximum [mm/mm] Average [mm/mm]
1. 2.4852e-009 7.0364e-009 4.3082e-009

FIGURE 11
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Equivalent Elastic Strain > Figure
 FIGURE 12
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Strain Energy
 TABLE 17
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Strain Energy
Time [s] Minimum [mJ] Maximum [mJ] Total [mJ]
1. 1.0673e-010 2.6081e-008 2.4546e-006

FIGURE 13
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Strain Energy > Figure
 TABLE 18
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Stress Safety Tools
Object Name Stress Tool
State Solved
Definition
Theory Max Equivalent Stress
Stress Limit Type Tensile Yield Per Material

TABLE 19
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Stress Tool > Results
Object Name Safety Factor
State Solved
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry All Bodies
Definition
Type Safety Factor
By Time
Display Time Last
Calculate Time History Yes
Identifier
Suppressed No
Integration Point Results
 Display Option Averaged
Average Across Bodies No
Results
Minimum > 10
Minimum Occurs On right side panel-FreeParts|LPattern1
Information
Time 1. s
Load Step 1
Substep 1
Iteration Number 1

FIGURE 14
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Stress Tool > Safety Factor

TABLE 20
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Stress Tool > Safety Factor
Time [s] Minimum Maximum Average
1. 15. 15. 15.

FIGURE 15
Model (C4) > Static Structural (C5) > Solution (C6) > Stress Tool > Safety Factor > Figure
Material Data
Stainless Steel
TABLE 21
Stainless Steel > Constants
Density 7.75e-006 kg mm^-3
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion 1.7e-005 C^-1
Specific Heat 4.8e+005 mJ kg^-1 C^-1
Thermal Conductivity 1.51e-002 W mm^-1 C^-1
Resistivity 7.7e-004 ohm mm

TABLE 22
Stainless Steel > Color
Red Green Blue
176 154 176

TABLE 23
Stainless Steel > Compressive Ultimate Strength
Compressive Ultimate Strength MPa
0
 TABLE 24
Stainless Steel > Compressive Yield Strength
Compressive Yield Strength MPa
207

TABLE 25
Stainless Steel > Tensile Yield Strength
Tensile Yield Strength MPa
207

TABLE 26
Stainless Steel > Tensile Ultimate Strength
Tensile Ultimate Strength MPa
586

TABLE 27
Stainless Steel > Isotropic Secant Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Zero-Thermal-Strain Reference Temperature C
22

TABLE 28
Stainless Steel > Isotropic Elasticity
Young's Modulus MPa Poisson's Ratio Bulk Modulus MPa Shear Modulus MPa Temperature C
1.93e+005 0.31 1.693e+005 73664

TABLE 29
Stainless Steel > Isotropic Relative Permeability
Relative Permeability
1